The Sun. — London, England, 1809-07-10 00:00:00

NAVAL NEW. From the LONDON GAZETTE, 714 y 3, tlioe Admiralty-Office, July B,' 1809. Tho following particulars relative to the evacua tion of Corunna and Ferrol by the French, are con t lined in a series of Letters from Captain Hotham, of his Majesty's ship the Defiance, to Admiral Lord Gambier, dated from the- 22d to the 30th of last In consequence of the defeat sustained by the Enemy's Army under Marshal Ney in the aaion apinst the Spanish forces at the bridge of the Payo, that 'General fell back on Corunna on the 13th June, and immediately began to take measures for relin quishing the possession of that place and Ferrol, re moving his , forces by divisions to an encampment three leagues in advance from BetanzOs towards Logo. The last divisions of the French left Ferrol on the 2 1 st, and Corunna on the 22c1, after having 'in both places spiked the guns, and destroyed the defences on the land side, together with the.maga zines and stores of everyikincr, and completely dis armed the places and their inhabitants. • The proximity 'of the Enemy's position conti nuing to hold the authorities establiihed by the French at Corunna in subjection, through the fear of his return, "no communication being suffered with the British ships but by flag of truce, and the state •ot defence in which . the 'batteries and lines on the sea side were left, renderieg it dangerous for the English to land or approach the coast in the'event of the re appearance of any of the enemy, Captain Ho than) on the 24th ordered a detachment of seamen and marines to land and disable the guns on the dif fert:nt Ll:merles bearing on the anchorage, offering at the same time to the Governor the services of the detachment in rendeting any assi,tance that might be in its power t i o the cause of .the Spanish Patriots. The cannons and mot ears on the sea lines at Co runtia, and in !he forts commanding the bay, were, accordingly all dismounted on the sante day', leaving untouched those on the lines towards the land, which had been soiketl.by the enemy., On the 26th Captain Hotham sent 'Captain Par ker, of his Majesty's ship Amazon, to Ferrol, where he was received by the people with the loudest aqclaniations Qt joy, and received from the higher orders of the inhabitants the strongest possible Marks of attachment to the English, and liappi-. oess at seeing once, more among them an Officer of that nation. The Castle of San Felipe, however, was still under the command of a person ap r ointed by Marshal Ney, and attached to the French inte rest, with a garrison composed of a detachment af a legion raised by the Enemy during their posses. sion of Ferrol and Corunna ; and on •ne 27th Cap- . tai:, Hotliarn received inforination 'that the above Commandant h a d g i ven or d ers to t i re on any Eng- , lisp ships, or boats that might attempt to pass the castle. In consequence, Captain Hotham repaired to Ferrol in the Defiance, and landed the marines of, that ship and the Amazon, with a party of a r med seamen, under the direCtion of Capt. Parker; who entered the castle without opposition, preceded by a 44g bearing the namt of King Ferdinand the Seventh and the Spanish colours. The detachMent then proceeded ; to the , town of Ferrol, where it was re-.. ceived in the most affeetionate manner by the in habitants, and having arrested the Commandant o f the Castle in the name of King Ferdinand, sent him on board . the Defiance. The Governor of Fer rol not having any means of garrisoning the Castle, the guns in it were spiked, and the powder, removed to the arsenal, and. the place left under the com 7 mand of the former governor, who had been Super seded 'by the enemy. • On the 28th, Captain. Hotham entered the Port of Cortitlna, where he was informed by the Gover nor that he had received instructions from the Mar- , iquis de la Romana, dated pt Orense on the 27th, to Proclai m his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Ninth. with advice that , ite had dispatched a regiment • from his army to amend the ceternony, and garrison the , place : the Governor at •the same time gave Captain, Hotham as,uratic:es that the Port was from that b'our to be considered under the controul and authority of the lawful King of Spain ; and the Cap tain placed himself, and every as•istanee that the ships under his orderi might be able to afford, at the Governor's disposal. On the 29th, Major-General the Conde , de No lona, Captain-General of. Gallicia arrived at Corunna from St. Jago, and was followed on - the next day by Gent ral Carrera u ith about eleven thousand men, torching the Conde's division of the Marquis of Ro mana's army, The French army under Marshal Ney moved from its camp near - Betanzos on the 22d, taking the road to Lugo and Astorga. It was repOrted t . hat, Previously to its breaking up the camp, it destroyed its baggage and heavy artillery. On t: e 27th the Marquis de la Romana was stated to be. at Orense with General Malii and thirty, thousand men. Marshal Soult's position on the loth was said to have been at Monforie and Qui , ragk Admiralty-Office, July 8, 109. Captain Goate, of his Majesty's sloop Mosquito, has transmitted to the Honourable William Welles ley Pole Letters iron] Lieutenants Banks'and Rowe, commanding the Blazer and Censor gun-brigs, stating the captUre of five of the Enemy's privateers and armed vessels in the rivers Jande and Etna. Achniralty-OSce, July 8, 1809. Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan has transmitted to t he Hon. William Wellesley Pole a letter from Lieutenant Banks, commanding the Blazer gun brig, giving an account of an attack made by a small party of Seame n and Marines under the direction of Lieutenants Mansel and M'Dougall, of the Patriot gun -vessel and. Alert hired Cutter, upon a body of French'Douaniers - and Soldiers stationed at Ekwar den, in the river Jande. The enemy being driven from their posts, two Douanier Boats, one Danish and five Galliots were taken possession of, and brought out, together with a quantity of merchandize which had been seized by , the Flinch and Danes, This service, which was performed without any ; toss on our part, was executed with great judgment t 'and resolution. Admirally-Office, July 8, 1809. Copy of a Letter froth George 111`Kindley, tail. Captain of iris Majcsty's Ship Lively, to the lion. W. W. Po:e, dated ou board that Ship at Vigo, the ad_ of last month. . _SIR,' I haie the honour of inclosing to you for the ii - formation . - of 'my Lords Commissioners of the Ad wiralty, a .copy of aletter I received from Brigadier peneral C2rrera, commanding a division ()I . loyal Spaniki troops, giving an account of his taliitig from the French the city of Saint Jago Cornpostella ; by which thek Lordships will see the spirit and gal laniry of the Brigadier-General, and .the ardour of ,the troops under his orders. I have theihonour to be, Stc. (Sigped) GEO. M'KINLEY. Head quarters at Santiago,' May 23, 1809. j Santiago is in our possession : the enemy,con-sist „ihgof three thousand' infantry, with fourteen pieces tesf artillery, and three hundred horse, came out to meet us, and attacked us on our march in the plain called De la Estrella. Our scouts having fal len in with. their Voitigeurs, and exchanged some firing,,brought me the information, and I ordered the division to form in the best posit?on that could be taken. The enemy attacked with vigour, but were unable to gain the smallest adVantage. Our ar ti,tlery was as good as their's was bad, not a man being wounded 6ri our side by a cannon-ball. After an hoitr's firing , we became impatient of suffering it, and . ' ordered Don Pablo Murillo to charge them on their right dank, whilst I advanced in front Iwith the three,other coluMns. The. enemy twice took up _pa sitions;andwere, as often dislodged. The unevenness of the ground favoured their escape; in effeaing which they shamefully blew up two - ammunition chests; two others, with two of clothing, upwards of six hundred muskets, and some horses and: other ar ticles, which I have not yet examined, tell into our lands. Murillo .entered the city, and pursuad the enemy through the streets to the distance of more than a league from hence. I ant riot yet informed . . of the number of Slain, nor of that of the pri,oneri; o f whom thre are many. The- General Maquian, 'has been severely wounded by two musket shot; the Secrind lo Command was killed in the field, whose l';isignia have been brought to me by the sol -4.45'. Our loss has been trifling ; the troop, are in high spirits, and I may expect much from theM. I am, B.:c. MARTIN DE LA CARRERA. Captain Nl‘Kinley, Commander of the British 'Ships at Vigo. PLYMOUTH, JULY 7.—Arrived the EntrePrenonte cutter, Lieutenant WILLIAMS, from Lisbon, with 1 ,41 s atehes:" She brings intelligence that the French ha evacuated Portugal. Also arrived the barque Twp Bnitherr,.of London, CHANTI.OI Master, from Prim celLaward's island, laden with timber, masts, ,stav s e 3, &C. for this port 3 ' his Majesty's ship Urcites, of 18 guns, from a cruize ; the Devonshire, of and from Liverpool, STANWAY Master, laden with salt, bound to St. Andre's, North America. JULY B.—Arrived the Princess Charlotte frigate, with a convoy consisting of ten sail, from the West- Indies the Endeavour hired armed brig, with a convoy from the Westward. The Entreprenante. cutter, which arrived here yesterday, brings intelli gence that our Army, Which had been joined by the 40th Regiment, from Lisbon, had advanced as far as Abrantes, to attack the French Army under VICTOR, whose retreat is represented as being effeelually cut off, ate Spaniards pressing closely in his rear, and our Army in front. Sir ARWHUR had received consi derable reinforceMents, and the Portuguese began to a& with great vigour, in aid of the comnson cause. The iE.,ntre prenante left in the Tagus' his Majesty's shipslßarfieur, Norge, Phipps, Wildboar, and Fer vent'. On her passage she fell in with the ketch Coinmerce, CREWS, off Cape FiniSterre, all well.' Next clay fell in with his Majesty's ship Druid, which bad just before captured a large French cor vette, of 18 guns, richly laden, from BourdeauX, bound to the Isle of li'rance. Arrived the DanisA shi - p', oe Bromston, FOYN, from Lisbon, laden with' ; salt.. 1 , Sailed in company with several sail, under convoy of hii:Maiesty's ship Hydra, the Brig Lion; ALLAN, rum Ne York, laden with' rice, naval stores, &c. Arrived the Mariner gun-brig, from the east ward.; the Cuckoo sehootier, from Rochefort ; and a large convoy from the westward. Sailed the Orestes sloop of war, on a cruize off Scilly. • PORTSMOUTH, JULY B. Arrived his Majesty's 51?ip Defender from a cruize; Speedy, ALDHLDGE, and Sincerity, BAD9OCK; from London ; also the Louisa, JOHNSON, from Sunderland. Sailed the San Pectic) Aqua, ROSENDS,-for Brazils; Commerce, RANES, for Gibraltar; his Majesty's ship Tickler, on a crnize ; and the Jenny and Phceby for Sunderland. .. ; , ..Tuz..i, 9.—Vesterday morning the embarkation for the Expedition commenced at this port, and about . JDOO aitillery embarked on board the Monarch, • Marlborough, and Orion, the first ship bearing the flag of Admiral 'O WAY. Every Possible exertion is making to render this Expedition •complete in all .respeas. ,A' vast number of small gun-boats are assembling; these, from drawing very little water, will be, able to go close to the enemy's shore, and being in themselves so small an objeti, it will be alnfost impossible for the enemy to annoy them.— ; 41 07i : have now twenty-one sail of the line, six fri' tgates,, wird a great number of small vessels, lying at '. ' ' ' • Spitheacti, .that are to proceed with the Expedition. The' ships of the line are to take 600 troops each, and all their accouttetucuts and necessaries. 1 Lmotirti, JULY /'.—Arrived this c►ay the Tawnf„, hold packet, CapI.'WESTERN, in 23 day 4, from Tor tola ; she brings no particular news. The American ship Het/hi/ton, VERNON, from Baltimore, 45 days passage. ; the Brunswick brig, PETEEs, frOm Charles town, 34 days ; PtFAB, from Malaga; his Majesty's ship Harlequin, Capt. CONSTRUTH, with the Transport Briti.;.lz Union, from Ditto, for Ply mouth ; the Dispatch brig, M'MULLON, from the Bay of Honduras, 63 days. • " Appeared off, this morning, about 50 sail, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Hydra, 38 guns; the following put into this port, viz.—the Harmony transport, PERRY ; Jane ditto, SCOTT; ra7'e ditto, `HARRIS; Howe ditto, MIDDLENIART; Hull Com merce, EVANS; Patriot soliociner; TRASkii the re mainder proCeeded to the eastward. Sailed the Endeavour-armed brig, with a fleet of coasters for Wales ; and the Diamond, FOSTER, for • DEAL, JULY g.—Arrived the Brothers, YOUNG,. from Stockholm. • - Sailed the Iris, MILLER, for Oporto. THE EXP.EDITION. The troops for the Expedition began.to embark at Portsmouth on Saturday mopting.,-The Royal 1 _Artillery, 1000 strop"", were embarked on board the Monarch, 74, Admiral OrwAir, Capt. LEE ; the Orion, 74, Sir ARCHIBALD DICKSON sand the Marl- 1 borough, of 74, Captain 'PHILLUNIORE. The re gin-lents have all 'marched in and are encamped on their respeCtive grounds, on South Sea Common, and at Gosport, excepting the 63d and 68th regi- merits, which are to come in this day.,--Three drons of the 9th Light 'Dragoons, and . three squa drons of the 2d German Light Dragoons, are quar tered in the neigbourhOod, excepting orders tO,em- . ' bark.—All the Line4of-battle,Ships have taken out their lower-deck gunS ; they are, we understand, to receive on board six hundred troops each. Very considerable quantities of ammunition, Congreve s rockets, &c. have been shipped:—All the Revenue cutters are tinder orders to join the Expedition ; and every ,ciescript ion ot small vessels at Portsmouth are fit ting will carronades, for the service.—The Swallow, Vulture, Greyhound, Hawk, Shark, Cormorant, and Rose, R: venue cutters, are arrived there.—Captain WoobaiFF, is appointed principal Agent for tran sports.—The following ships, which are lying at Spit head, are attached to the Expedition :-.MO norch, Belleisle, Ccesar, Orion, illustrious, Bellona, Resolution, Donegal, Hero, Royal Oak; Centaur, Eagle, Revenge, Venerable, Marlborough, Inipeteuxi Ganges, Alfred, ,Aboukir, Achilles, and' Sceptre, of the Line. The Superi, and Vu/iant are to join, them.- 7 —The Rota, Imperieuse; L'Aigle, Pearlen, Pallas, . and Dryad , Frigates ; the 'Thais, Fleche, Tyrian, Sarpeckn, Parthian, Raleigh, Plover, Bed pole, and Blossom Sloops; the Devastation and Ve suvius Bombs ; the Linnet, Daring, Tickler; De fender, Dappqr, and Charger Gun-brigs ; and Sprig fitly and Gambier .'cotters, are also to form part of the Expeditiou. The Commander . Chief of _the. naval part of the Expedition is not • nairted. Admiral -OTWAY commands the Ships at present. at Portsmouth, and Sir EYRE CooTE the . troops.—The "other Officers arrived there are—Ge nerals Mf,KENZIE FRASE ) R, HOULSTON, DYOTT, GRAHANI, I'ICTON, BROWN,' and TERROTT. Lieu tenant-General Lord PAGET is expe6ted on Monday. Colonel WALSH, Assistant Adjutant-General j, ,Co lone,P OFFENEY, Quarter=Master-General y Major NESBITT and Captain WHITE (Ist Dragoons), As sistant - Quarter-Masters-General ; Captain GIBBS, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, and Colonel DIXON, of the Royal' Artillery,, have also joined the Expedition.—The transports at Gravesend have re ceived ordets to proceed to Harwich and the Downs, and have sailed to take in troops. They are reduced to about forty, the want of shipping be ' ing.so 'great, that Many which were at Gravesend fitted for .men only have been ordered back to Dept , ford toreceive cavalry. The main body of the Ex pedition will 'probably,sail this week. The first di vision ofit is completed on the Ordnance depart ,ment, and the second is preparing with extraordi nary a&ivity. The former ,oceupied nearly 7000 tons of Shipping, and embraced every article neces sary, for the field or .a siege, for an assault or a cam paign. The second division, now in progress of pre paration', consists of six.brigades of Artillery, and an immensehattering train, the amount of which :we stated last week ; besides pontoons of a large size, punts, ,platforms, gabions, tascines, and every other 1 species of military stores. It %k ill amount .to nearly 5000 tons: When - we consider that these stores are shipped from the Thames alone, without taking into account the quantities shipped at Portsmouth and other Places, we must regard this as one of the most formidable Expeditions ever fitted out by this country. 'A Regimental the Waggon Train are to embark at Deptford this day or to-morrow. The whole line of coast from Portsmouth 0:? Mar gate is a scene of continued. military preparation for the. Grand Expedition, which we are happy to say is nolsPia such a state cf 'forwardness that the whole will be ready to sail in the course of a tew days. The following is a correa list of the General Officers employed on this occasion .-- Commander in Chief—Lieutenant. General the Earl of CHATtIi-m. Second in Command—Lieutenant-Gen. Sir E yae Cooit. ADVANCSD GUARD. Light infantry C'rps. Lieut.-General the Earl of k obslyn. -Brig.-Gen. the Hon. W. Stewart, Brig.-t3en. Baron Alten, , Erig.-Gen. Baron Rot . terberg. FIRST DIVISION. ' Lieut.-General the Hun. T. Grosvenor.—Maj.-Gen. 1. Graham, Brig.-Gen. Brown. • . 1 SECOND DIVISION. • Lieutenant-General the Marquis cf Huntley.—Maj.-Gen. Leith, Brig.-Gen. Auckland. - • ' THIRD DIVISION. Lieutenant-General M'Kenzie hrnser.— Maj.-Gen. llyot, Brig.-Gen. Montresor. FOURTH DIVISION. Lieutenant-General Lurd Paget.—MajorXen. Fiaon, Brig.-Gen. Houstown. ' RESERVE Lieutenant-General Sir Hope.., illaj9r-Gen. the Earl of D:tihot-sie, Major-GFo. Sir W. Erskine, Major-Gen. Dis ney. , . • CAVALEY. Major-General Baron Linsingen, Brig.-General Mahon. ARTILLERY. Majkkr.General Nl4l.tod. - !AL/ARMING FIRE. About (twelve o'clock on Saturday night, a fire brolte'otit at the- - Itodsi- of .. I"vir. ;id .dress-maker, ---No. - -152, Conduit:street, Swallow street. ;The flames extended with afitotrisinii g and the adjoining house, >eCupied by Mr. Hurley; grocer, with a double-fronted ,-,- longing to the Honouratie F: North, were soon in volyed- in the conflagration. The wind drove the flames towards" the stables at the:back of I lit: pre mises, but by the, greatest exe r ti ons ,th e y were pre vented from . taking fire. The height of the houses precluded the possibility. of throwing water back wards, where- the fire assumed a most terrific ap pearance, and* was not until ti,e fire,non tiaa eon-, veyed water..tthrotigh, several- hoUses in - . • . _ street, that the least' check could be giVen to-the destructive element. About three o'clock the roof 6f Mr: North's honse fell in, and the floors half con sumed, descended to the parlour. Unfortunately at this moment several firemen remained in the par, lour, and they were covered by the burning ruins. With great difficulty and resolution they were all extricated, from their perilous squatioo. btu without dreadful bruises.. Five were removed to 'Mount-street .Workhouse, where Mr. kleavlst•ie attended them. The situation of thesetnen -was so deplorable that it was necessary to cut (;!i - th.- , - clothes. One man was- carried . to the Coach and Horses, in Conduit -street, so much hurt, 'bat tie could not be removed ; he is not e2pe(; i ted to reco ver. The scene of confusion which ensued in tl e [street was peculiarly distressing. The Hon. F. North's house was elegantly furnished., and nearly,. all, the furniture destroyed. Thred rooms below were appropriated to his valuable Library, and the greatest exertion,was made to preserve the boOks which were fhrown out at the windows and saved r:y the Volunteers. Mr.. Windham, M. P. evinc e d on this occasion,--his' zeal for literature, by at\ior,drig his personal assistance. Lord Strathmore, C,'o!o.l e l de Crespigny;„and./;:Neral Gentlemen di , ! the same. His Royal Highness the Duke of 'Combed:lnd was among the Speaatois. It was apprehen.:fe'd that the Conduit public-house, at the' Corner of` the • streef, would have been consumed, but it escaped by the situation of the wind. The buildings opposite were in danger from the excesive heat, and the engines played particularly on the house ofMr.. Fox, wooGn draper, to.prevent it from taking fire. Nearly all the engines in Loudon' assisted; but tbree.houses were nearlydbwn belore they could procure a sup ply of water., The six o'clock' th e fl ames were ex tinguished... The Aire is said to have been occasioned. by a spark 'falling among some linen,' while Mrs. SlaCk was packing up millinery goods for Brighton. Finding the house in flames, the females ran out, leaving the street door open, and the alarm was made by a watehinan. , Four houses are destroyed la front, and 'two, greatly damaged in Swallow-street. During the confusion.; a Gentleman, whi: inhabits a house contiguous to the scene of devastation, ap peared anxious to remove his property, and per son. decetAtly dressed .stepp e d up to offer his assist- He was -consequently entrusted a port manteau, which has not been since discovered. The portmanteau contained,notes amounting, to 3001._ - The - Hon. - Frederick . North, who is ,thc.brot,her.of Lord Guildford, is now on his way to Malta and Constantinople, animated by the hope that through the friendly intercourse re-established by Mr. Adair, be may be able, to pursueliS Search after the preci ous relics of antiquity, and add 'to the stock' of hu man.,knowledge. n What a Shock it'inust be to him that the acquisitions of twenty-five years were lost in hour. ance. 1 4DINBURGH, JULY 6. The Quail Schooner arrived this forenoon, in Leith Roads; fronAlagoland, which she left on the 2d instant. She4iiings a further corroboration pf the various reports of considerable advantages hay,- ing been gained on the Danube, by the Austrians over the French. Saturday morning the Egeria sloop of war arrived in Leith Roads froth Sheerness, likewise he .47:b,i04, hired armed cutter frOm the coast of : I\fcip.vay, the Danish schooner G ross , pierced•for six, gun. , , but had only cite mounted. This School - fell she cavortßi "going from Fkckering, to another port in Now way to get her,g.utis .teith - nen. •, About (.400 men - of the . 2il bafrdion of the 9 tst foot arrived here, on Monday, frorn Avr,' aid elo barked".4n.the evening," at Leith, for Deal: , Monday night a scuffle took &ace irt a . house at the West Port, between some hawkers, when one of them was unfortunately killed ; ;the others were im mediately taken into custody. • • The folloWing is a remarkable instance of the ce lerity with`vVhich a ,person cnay now travel in the Flighlands : A gentleman, a few weeks ago, left Edin burgh, by the Inverness coach, and reached his house in Sutherland, a distance'of 215 miles, in 47 hours and a WI. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY tit. This day's market was pretty well supplied with prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in other Te speas was considerable*; Beef is cheaper than our last report ; Mutton; Neal, Pork, 'and La►rib, sup port last prices ; and the trade in general was some what brisk.—The sales in the Ilay Market were ra ther lively; *flay, Straw, and Clover, obtained last prices. -=-The following prices and numbers arwa Correa' staternent , - To,.shlk the Offal rer stotte of 81b. Beef 4s. &I. sriY4 , l. —Mut ton 45 . . 8:i. to ss. 64 Vepl 4s. 6d.. to 6s. od.---Pork 4s. !cal. to 6s, .6d.—Lamb 6s. od. to 7s._od. _ Beasts, 1650.—Sheep and Lambs, 18,coo.—Calves, I . ) . igs, 36). SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET. Hay '5l. 151. od. to 61. los. od.— Straw 'tl. tot. 041. toil. os. ad.—Clover 61. Los. cd. to 71. 15s. cd. • CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY 10.—To-day the fresh supplies of Wheat are shOrt, but considerable on hand—sales are at an advance of about two shillings per ?iiaal-ter ; Barley in short supply, and Inaitxt.ains li;st - prices'i . but few White Peas; Beans of the( two desbriptions vary but little;. there are large supplies of Oats, many late, foreign arrivals, and this trade is 'cheaper, excepting prime samples ; Flour fu'lly,at last prices, fine American 48s. to 5 Is. per. barfel.